RELIGIOUS HOUSES Masters of Hildebrond's Hospital, Norwich Nicholas,^ rector of Bernham, 1262 John de Royng,^ died 1290 Thomas de Mutforde,' appointed 1290 John de Wykelwoode,* appointed 1320 Robert de Langele,^ resigned 1353 Henry de Plumpstede,' appointed 1353 Peter Mighel/ presented by the king, 1385 John Eyr,* presented by the king, 1385 John de Elmham,^ appointed 1397 William Friseley,'" appointed 1 401 John Haukins,'^ appointed 1 405 John Bowd," appointed 141 2 William Hayton,^^ appointed 1413 William Toby," appointed 1 4 1 9 Roger Malmesbur)',^^ resigned 147 1 Thomas Massen,^' appointed 147 1 John Jollys,^^ 1497 Thomas Deye,^* 1504 John Underwood ^' 83. THE HOSPITAL OF ST. PAUL, NORWICH ^ The hospital of St. Paul, Norwich, otherwise called Norman's Spital, from Norman, the monk who was the first master, was founded bv the prior and convent of Norwich in the early part of the twelfth century in the time of the first bishop of Norwich. It was erected in a place then called Cows Croft, in the north-eastern district of the citv. Though begun in the time of Bishop Herbert, it was not finished until the days of Bishop Everard (1121— 45). That bishop, Ingulf the first prior of Norwich, and Richard de Beaufo, bishop of Avranches, were jointly responsible for the completion of the work of building the hospital and the church, which was consecrated by Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury, in honour of St. Paul the apostle, and St. Paul the Hermit. The church was made parochial, but was appro- priated to the hospital in 1 198. Bishop Beaufo gave the hospital the churches, ' Kirkpatrick, ReRg. Ord. of Norte. 235. ' Ibid. ' Ibid.
- Norw. Epis. Reg. i, 84.
^ Ibid, iv, 1 50. ' Ibid. ' Ibid, vi, 1 10 ; Pat. 8 Rich. II, pt. ii, m. 34.
- Norw. Epis. Reg. vi, 113.
' Blomefield, Hist, of Sot f. iv, 71. " Nonv. Epis. Reg. vi, 273. " Ibid, vi, 320. " Ibid, i-ii, 48. " Ibid. 74. " Ibid, viii, 43. '^ Ibid. li, 182. " Ibid. '• Blomefield, Hist. ofNorf. iv, 7. '* Ibid. '* The last master, prior of Bromholm and safiragan bishop (Chalcedon) of Nonvich. " Kirkpatrick, Reiig. Ord. of None. 194-239 ; Blomefield, Hist, of Sorf. iv, 430-3, Dugdale, Mon. vi, 698-700 ; Taylor, Index Monasticus, 57. glebes and tithes of the four churches of SS. Michael, Peter, Andrew, and Margaret at Ormesby, which he had of the gift of Henry I ; and the prior and convent of Norwich bestowed on it tithes at Marsham and Blickling, and lands at Sprowston and Thorpe. Morel de Morley and Emma his wife, who were received into the fraternity of the prior)' of Norwich, gave in return for that favour the tithes of Filby to the hospital. Various confirmation charters of the early bene- ficiaries are set forth in the Mmasticon.^^ Bishop Everard (11 2 1-45) granted forty days' pardon to all who came to the church and offered there during the octave of St. Paul's Day in the summer, that is the Commemoration of St. Paul on 30 June. The hospital maintained fourteen poor men or women, who were impotent through old age or chronic illness. The master or warden was to be always a monk of Norwich in priests' orders, and was appointed by the prior and convent. In the time of Master Walsham, appointed 1429, the scheme of the hospital was changed. No more men were admitted, and the benefits were resen'ed for fourteen sisters, seven of whom were termed whole sisters and received board, lodging, and clothing in the hospital ; whilst the other seven half-sisters had no lodging assigned them. A wardeness or mistress was at the same time appointed to overlook the sisters ; her appointment rested solely with the master. The master sened the church and exercised general oversight concerning the hospital and its propert}'. The hospital buildings were repaired directly by the priory. The account rolls of the hospital of St. Paul's preserved in the treasur}' of the cathedral are seven in number, and are for the years 1423,1430, 1431, 1436, 1441, 1443, and 1509. The average receipts were about £6$ and the expenditure was somewhat in excess of the income. To each of the full sisters, thirteen in number, in 1436 the sum of Sd. a week was paid. Of the less favoured sisters who were apparently on an out-relief list (mediis sororibus), eleen received 2d. a week for 39 weeks, and ten the same for 13 weeks. There were also small gifts made to the sisters and to the poor in God's House on Christ- mas Day, whilst the oil for a lamp in each of the resident sisters' houses or rooms cost 2s. Bishop Goldwell visited the hospital on 9 October, 1492. The master, Denis Hyndol- veston, eight full sisters, and seven half-sisters were in attendance. Their several examinations are not given, but the report states that the sisters' stipends were not paid at the right time, and this because the rents of the houses were ver)' often considerably overdue ; that the stipends were frequently delayed in payment for eight weeks, and sometimes for ten ; and that no sister was admitted into the house save on payment of ten " There is a transcript of a confirmatory' bull of Pope Gregor)- in Cott. MS. Jul. E. vii, 22^. 447
